Day in pictures: 1 March 2013

Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Thornton celebrates winning the Eastleigh by-election. The vote was called after former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne resigned from the UK Parliament following an admission he had perverted the course of justice over a driving offence.

North Korea has released photographs of its leader Kim Jong-un meeting retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman.

A guard closes the door at the papal summer residence after Pope Benedict XVI's retirement. The Pope said he now "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey on Earth.

Former Haitian ruler Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier appears in court to face charges he was responsible for corruption and serious human rights violations during his 15-year rule.

France's President Francois Hollande and Russia's President Vladimir Putin meet at the Kremlin.

Cows get their final makeover before taking part in a beauty contest at the Verden agricultural exhibition in Germany

Gene Simmons of Kiss performs in Perth, Australia, as part of the band's Monster Tour.

An aerobatics team performs during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne.

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